Norman Granz : the man who used jazz for justice / by Hershorn, Tad

Table of Contents: “…"All I wanted was my freedom" -- "A marvelous crucible" -- Cole train -- "The opener" -- Let freedom swing -- Norman Granz versus -- Mambo jambo -- Enter Ella and Oscar -- The continental -- "I feel most at home in the studio" -- Starry nights -- "That tall old man standing next to Ella Fitzgerald" -- The jazz hurricane -- "The lost generation" -- Duke, Prez, and Billie -- Joie de Verve -- Across the sea -- "Musicians don't want to jam" -- Picasso on the beach -- "One more once" -- Takin' it on out, for good -- "Somewhere there's music."…”

Ben Webster : his life and music / by Valk, Jeroen de, 1958-

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The Clef/Verve labels : a discography / by Ruppli, Michel

Table of Contents: “…v. 1. The Norman Granz era -- v. 2. The MGM era.…”

Clark : the autobiography of Clark Terry / by Terry, Clark

Table of Contents: “…Preface / Quincy Jones -- Foreword / Bill Cosby -- Introduction / David Demsey -- Big dreams -- First instruments -- Kicked out -- The Vashon High Swingsters -- First road gig -- Nigga -- Ida Cox -- Stranded -- Lincoln Inn -- On the road again -- Tennis shoe pimp -- Jailed -- Len Bowden -- Navy days -- Gray clouds -- The Big Apple -- George Hudson -- The Club Plantation -- Galloping dominoes -- Tempting offers -- Lionel Hampton -- Road lessons -- Pauline -- Charlie Barnet -- Count Basie -- Big debt -- Duke Ellington -- Leaving Basie -- The University of Ellingtonia -- Working with Duke -- Duke's team -- Duke's management arts -- Miles and Bird -- Billy Strayhorn -- Endurances -- Flugelhorn -- Europe -- Norman Granz -- Norman's battles -- Q -- NBC -- Jim and Andy's -- Johnny and Ed -- Mumbles -- First house -- Big bad band -- Carnegie Hall -- Etoile -- Jazz education arena -- Those NBC years -- Storms -- Black clouds -- Keep on keepin' on -- New love -- Whirlwinds -- Through the storm -- Second chance -- The biggest surprise.…”

Rhythm & blues in Cleveland, 1955 edition /